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THE LOST HEIRESS
A Tale of Xove9 Battle auexcL Acaventctxe
Author of
the opportunity of relinquishing
claims and wishing you success
He looked nt Mary thinking ho had
done an excellent stroke in knocking
Blaine out of the running and in
strengthening his own claims How
ex er her reply enlightened him
T ngree with Capt Blaine she
said gravely thnt it Is scarcely just to
Miss Dalston to discuss her future In tho
presence of a stranger like me
Thank you Miss Rath said Blaine
earnestly but as this matter without
any reason that I can imagine has been
started I may be allowed to add a fur
ther explanation It Is true that certain
plans wero made for my future but it
appears to me to be neither just to mo
nor to the lady to continue them and I
am afraid I cannot accept Capt Dal
ston s well wishes
What do you moan by that > asked
Dalston gruflly
My meaning I imagine is perfectly
c1ear Blaine replied I must apolo
gize to Mils Bath for persisting in what
must be regarded ns a breach of cour
tesy Do not you think I have acted
rightly
Oh I dont know said lary
clasping and unclasping her hands In
evident agitation Do not act hastily
You surely you would not hare two
people tied together whether they like
it or not Blaine persisted
Afc rvagsjtfsas
BY
EARNEST GLANVILLE
Among Cape Kaffirs The Fossickor
fCorYBIGnTED 1S901
CnAFTFR XXVI TJIE SHADOW OF A CRIME
All this time Capt Blaine had not
been spending such happy moments as
he bad anticipated The fact Is he had
ridden out to Kopje Alieen with the in
tention of making what in his Inmost
heart he regarded as a mncoanimous
sacrifice of his prospects His love for
Mary was still unformed a sentiment of
affection lingering on the borderland of
pity Consequently in his halfformed
plans for the future he had thought
only of himself and had taken it as a
mntter of course that this country girl
whom he was about to honor n d for
whom he had already surrendered so
ran nil would gratefully accept him
lie learnt that day that ho had very
mistaken notions of Miss Ilath He
knew she was beautiful but he did not
know that when it came to a question of
which should be honoring tho other he
would be the honored one
From what Iala had so audaciously
told him ho expected to find Mary over
whelmed with joy at his return but
Instead beyond that first swift rush ot
color she hod boen frigidly calm with
a trace of that gracious sweetness that
was natural to her and could not bo sup
pressed
Blaine wns puzzled at first thon he set
himself to win from her some sign of
feeling and In doing so his halting love
grew apace
It wns hard for Mary to resist his win
ning ways and to show no sign but
though her eyes were sad and her voice
fometiraes trembled she remained true
to her unspoken resolution not to mar
Cnptaln Blaines prospects in lifo by any
act of hers
It was kind of you ho said at
lost in desperation to send a mes
tnge to me by Pain 1 havo not forgotten
it though you havo
A trace of color camo into her chocks
I thought she said I might have
nuked a favor of Siroyo but he told
Iala that he could ipare no soldier
lly message thereforo could only havo
raised hopes that wero doomed to fail
ure and 1 bitterly regretted having
raised them A load was lifted ofT my
mind when I heard of your escape
she turned her eyes unon him with n
deep look of thankfulness
I do not see said Blaine gloom
ily what Sirnyo had to do with your
message but ycu are perfectly right
in saving my hopes were blighted
1 am so sorry she answered
with n slight quiver I told Iala to
tell vou that your friends wero working
for you because 1 believed the chief
would hnvo reloased you ta my re
quest
Was that all he nskod in tono of
puch disappointment ns to draw a look
of surprise from her Oh 1 beg your
pardon it was good of you to iiava
thought of mo nnd the knowledge that
you wore planning for my escnpe
clmered mo Did Ialu give you uuy
message from me
Agnln Mary blushed Pala I nm
nrraldsn very unreliable messenger
Iho fact was the Zulu girl liad brought
Imcik exaggerated messages of love from
the captain
Did sho not give you tho portraits I
cave Into her core for you
Portraits no What portraits
Why tnu portrnlts of my mother
BDd of Kato a little friend of mine
Portrait of your mothor Oh what
enn hnvo become of it 1 would have
trensurud it indeed I mil nslc Pula
about it She has strange fancies und
may havo kept them back
V shadow pnssed tho window Dal
ston had paused outside at the sound of
voices and overheard tho last tew sen
lences Ho gathered from tho words
that Blame had not connected tho por
alt of little ICute Dalston with Mary
ituth and that tho latter know nothing
of such u person ns Koto Dalston or of
tho matrimonial projeots capped out for
KInluo I poii that Inspiration of his ho
rashly determined to act
He appeared at the door ns Mary was
rlslug to call Pala nnd his presence pre
vented her from carrying out her inten
tion
She greeted hhn with a look of deep
gratitude which Biaiuo in his irritable
mood mistook for nnother sentiment
riiey sat there a sileut trio ill at ea e
with one another the men tugging at
their moustaches
I lime not congratulated you yet
Blaine said Dalston putting his plan
into effect with brutal directness
I should like to know upou what you
can found your congratulations unless
It Is upon tho pleasure of your pres
ence
lhot is scarcely gallant said Dal
ston quickly then turnlug to Mis Hath
witn an ironical nir he continued Our
frieud here has quite a romantio history
lie has been lucky enough to b9 be
trothed quite in tho old style to an heir
ess who singularly enough is ray cousin
1 suppose 1 ought to envy him but upon
my soul 1 wish him good fortune You
see why I congrntulata you
Blaine was disgusted ut tho offensive
manner in which this uncalled for dis
closure was mado but he replied quietly
I can scarcely seo Capt Dalston
why you should iutroduco a matter of no
interest and of such an ontirely personal
character
Dalston laughed
Weil It is of great interest tome
foruuless you marry Miss Dalston I
share In the fortune
Etc and Edward Rapier
No of course not That is I dont
know But there are your prospect In
life
Prospects said Blaine with a sense
of keen disappointment that meroenary
views of marriage should exist in this
remote place Pardon me Miss
Hath ho said with a bitter mile
but mercenary views would not have
the least Influence with me
Mary in her pain at being misunder
stood and in confusion at the singular
development of matters so contrary to
what bad been expected gave up bat
tling against the fates Forgive me
she said with a brilliant blush and a
look which brought the blood with a rush
into Blaines gallant face
Dalston watched this interohange of
glances with a dark nnd threatening
frown His little plot had turned upon
himself
Do you know tho legend of Kopje
Alleen Miss Bath he asked abruptly
in harsh tones
Mary turned to him with a shy smilo
What makes you recall that gloomy
history The Zulus say you know that
it is an augury of coming trouble to talk
of it
We are not superstitious he an
swered with a grim smile Pray tell
It us I should like to hear the story
while In the shadow of the hill itself
Thus pressed Mary told the tragedy of
love and jealousy and patricidal mur
der
I think she saidwomanlike go
ing unerringly to the fault in her own
sex that the girl was to blame for her
thoughtless conduot
Do you said Dalston with a
strange look well you may bo right
My opinion is that Gert went the wrong
way to work He should have married
the girl if necessary by force and need
not hae killed his brother unless the
young fool interfered He turned his
dnrk eyes upou Blaine
What do you think he demanded
Before Blaine who had regarded
Capt Dalston with a steadfast and
searching look oould reply Mr Bath
appeared from the other room
Greeting the two officers gravely he
asked his daughter to see about getting
coffee made a task which took her out
of the house
I wish to say a word to you gentle
men I have overheard your conversa
tion nnd detected In It a tone ofhos
tility nny do not interrupt whioh Is
due to a regard on the part of enoh of
you for my daughter I do not seek to
know the measure of that regard nor
when it originated nor can I object to
any honorable sentiment towards her
but I do object to these constant visits
which may bring sorrow to my child
He paused and passed his hands across
his eyes
I do not wish to seem unkind and
especially to you Copt Dalston but
there are reasons for n resolution which
to you may apiiear exacting I hope
gentlemen you will not return here un
til tho war Is over Then sirs and not
until thon you may appear as suitors
nnd he who gains my daughters love
will receive my consent Understand
from me however he continued
firmly if I dotoct then a feeling of
animosity between you I will close the
door upon you both God knows the
curse of jealousy has marred my life and
I will not have Mary exposed to the same
danger
Mr Bnth said Blaine your
dnughtera happiness Is as dear to me as
it is to you I do not know In what way
my conduct can have given you uneasi
ness but I will respect your command
Good byo sir he held out his band
and there was in his clear blue eye such
a stamp of truth ns to drive the worried
look from the old mans faoo
God bless you lad he said Do
not think me harsh Say goodbye to
Mary but be brief
Blaine bowed gravely to Dalston and
passed out He found Mary nt the baok
of the house questioning Pnla about the
portraits Sho approached to meet him
but paused with fading color when she
saw tho grave look on his face
Good bye Miss Rath
lifting her hand and looking
her expressive eyes
he said
long Into
Good bye she said Why
Your father will explain Mary
ho continued using her name for tho
second time I cannot say all my heart
does feel but remember 1 wil return
when the war is over 1 will return for
you
When the wnr is over she mur
mured but he had gone With hands
clasped before her with heaving breast
nnd eyes fixed on his retreating figure
sho stood a beautiful ploture and so
standing Dalston saw her
Ah he muttered it is so He
is the fnvorsd one but ho must first
reckon with me
What Aro you going also said
MaryYes
Yes Mi s Rath but I will return
he added with a low laugh See vou
are standing in the shadow of tho hill
What a fool Gert was to have shot his
brother when he might have run away
with his ladylove Goodbye Miss
Kate I beg pardon Miss Mary
CIUFTER XXVII THE GENERALS EN
GAGEMENT
Capt Dalston rode off to Constitution
oimp a fortified place held ohiefly
by
However
I take Ohoms renegade Zulus while Capt
my
Blaine and the Basuto went off to the
little Dutoh village of Utreoht
Baas
Well Dick
You know dot man Rowe Wei
twas dot isme made dot flre from Kopje
Alleen
Yes said the officer listlessly his
mind on other matters
Yaas he tole me somefln mighty
Curious baas He say he tink dere will
be some troubles here by Kopje Alleen
Why does be think o said Blaine
sharply suddenly realizing that the
Basuto had really something to tell him
I dunno He tole me somflng bout
de way Capt DalBton he look when he
ride up Dot capen be look all about de
ploce Zamine de back door so Rowe
eay und he got a plan
Apian what for
Why you see baas he make a ting
which shine like a star You know we
see him from de hill Wall you see if
so be anytlng happen he show dat light
from de hill und we mus drap every ting
und ride for Kopje Alleen
That 3s a nice plan Dick re
marked the offloer with a smile Who
is going to watch all day for the light
and how do you know that Rowe will not
lead jju off on a wild goose chase
M > wild goose sleur replied Dick
gravely Miss Mary Rowe Unking
5
THE WEEKLY GAZETTE KHIT WORTH TEXAS TIIUESDAT DECEMBER 2
shadder is grown so high as my knee
after dinner hour
That would be about 3 oclock
mused Blaine who from the Basutos
evidently sincere manner was inclined
to give ear to his plan And why did
Rowe tell you this Diok
Well sleur if was dls way Skin
Jacket is a white man but he take snuff
mit me and when he ask me help you
look after dot yonng missy ef maybe
any tine happen 1 say yes Dot is so
Blaine rode on with bis mina keenly
alive to any possible dangers which
might beset Miss Rath and once or
twice Dalston inopportune reference to
the Kopje Alleen tragedy with his com
ments thereon crossed his mind
Dick dismounted to tighten girths but
when Capt Blaine had gone out of sight
be mounted and struck across veldt to
the right An hour after he overtook
his officer
Your horBe is blofvn you must have
ridden bard What have you been do
ing
Watch Baas Dalston
Watching Capt Dalston Under
stand my man I will not have you act
as a spy
Yah said Dick stolidly and
without any idea of the meaning of the
word spy Baas Dalston ride straight
to dot sohalme rascal Dwnnl Obams
induna What for eh
Enough said Blaine sternly
fall behind
Dick took up his position in the rear
where he ruminated upon the stupidity
of whits men in shutting their eyes to
awkward faots He put the question to
himself
Whyfore Capen Dalston go to Dwani
Cose Dwani a rascal And why g to
rascal Cause will do rascally work
Dot is so
On the third day nfter leaving camD
Capt Blaine and his attendant returned
vVlmost the first person they saw was
Capt Dalston and Blaine threw a lcok
ot his servant bb much as to say Your
suspicions were baseless
Dick that afternoon spent an hour
watching the growth of his shadow
When it had stretched out to a length
corresponding to the length of his leg
below the kites he fixed his eyes on the
far off ridge
Then be marched off to the mess tont
where Blaine with some other compan
ions wero enjoying the afternoon smoke
nnd stood patiently waiting until be was
noticed
What is it Dick oalled out
Blaine
Alls well remarked Dlok sol
emnly saluted nnd marobed off leaving
Blame to bear the chaff of his brother
ofucers at this singular address
War has its humors ns well as Its
terrible tragedies On the next day
there was a mingling of the two The
camp was uow pitched on a slope
facing the mountain with whioh we are
already familiar in connection with
Blaines escape At the approooh of
column SIrayo had of course
slipped away with his 200 followers and
as was known to Colonel Buller had
taken up a position among the broken
hilly oountry behind the mountain
Some half dozen of tho huts which had
escaped tho torch at the assault by the
cavalry a fow days previously remained
standing but deserted
They offered a tempting bait to the
curiosity nnd cupidity of a few camp
natives one of whom was nicknnmed
Cetewayo after the Zulu king on acoount
of his plumpness
When the morning broke Col Buller
at the head of three troops of horse
skirted the mountain and entered into a
narrow and richly cultivated vallev
whch opened on its far end upon the
ridges occupied by Sirayo
Some time after the departure of the
rough horse the commanderinchief
through bis field glass observed natives
Hitting about the huts opposite
What he thought Zulus ac
tually prowling about in the open day in
full sight I must teach them a lesson
Orders were instantly issued A bat
tery of field limbered
guns up and a reg
iment of 800 were lined in review order
Tho general rode down tho line and
with pleasure noted how delighted the
men looked nt the prospect of a fight
though somewhat puzzled as to tho
whereabouts of the enemy
Where the are we golng to said
one Fight the old thief Cetewayo
Wouldnt I like to got a slant at him
with my bayonet said another Oh
get along Cetewayos at Ulundi ten
days march and
weve notadavs rn
tions
Well never mind where were
going so long as theres to be a scrim
mage
The general examined the huts to see
what impression his preparation had
made on tho enemy
None absolutely none The varlets
were loitering about as though there were
no British soldiers within a hundred
miles
Plant a shell among them sir
March
The guns took up position and in a
few seconds the shells shrieked through
the still air like spirits of destruction
The soldiers now awaking to the sur
prising fact that tho
enemy was only a
mile off though evidently concealed
from view advanced with a cheer Thev
crossed the donga and doubled up to
wards the huts
The halfdozen camp followers at the
mountain were rather ourious about the
preparations in camp but when a shell
dropped into a hut and scattered its frag
ments about them they considered that
they were in the way Aooordlngly they
gathered behind a large rook from
whioh they watched the approaoh of the
long red line with the glittering row of
bayonets with much satisfaction
Their masterly retreat however was
regarded by tho general as a piece of
deep strategy and the order was given
to take the positionrat a rush Nothing
loth the soldiers with a wild cheer
dashed forward and then it dawned on
the mock Cetewayo that be and his
brother frlendllei were not mere specta
tors of a glorious promenade but prin
cipals In a real tragedy He imparted
bis suspicions to the
others at the pos
sible thought that these eight hundred
fleroe red jaokett with those terrible
threeedged bayonets were coming
against them they bolted like rabbits
for crannies among the rooks
Cetewayo was too fat to run but he
held bis rifle up above bis head to show
his friendliness
This lnnooent act was misinterpreted
See my lord he is going to shoot
rou yelled out one excited soldier
Yes said another over zealous
be Is ramming down ball A feat it
may be remarked truly marvelous con
sidering all rlttis in use were breech
loaders
KM the beggar they yelled and
with a rush half a dozen ferocious men
enclosed the hapless friendly
Me Ceteways me Cetewayo no
stab cried out the poor fellow in sup
plicating tones
Cetewayo are you you Take
that you And that vou blank blank
edly blank
Luckily the
j uo man
were winded and
about Light will shine much
out when
my Cetewayo was recognized before they tlca
could transfix bis naked black body
However though he dodged abont with
great nlmbleness be received several se
vere scratches The men were terribly
disappointed when they found there was
to be no fighting but who con describe
the mortification of the general and his
brilliant staff who were mercilessly
roasted that same night by the colonel
on bis return Happily at Clundl in the
defeat of the real Cetewayo both gen
eral and men wiped out the memory of
tho practical joke unconsciously played
upon them by the sham Cetewayo
Meanwhile Buller and his men were
embarked on a more serious business
There were several small villages in the
peaceful valley through whioh the
horsemen slowly passed nnd many
patches of waving maize but not a sign
of human life Women and children had
fled into the gloomy depths of forest
fastnesses to the South and the men
were sullenly retiring under tho battery
of artillery drawn up on a ridge on the
far left
When the half squadron of horse
reached the mouth of the valley they
drew rein to look upon the panorama
spread out To the left was a dark moss
from which at regular intervals
columns of smoke burst forth then
rolled upwards in spreading plumes
The valley opened upon ground broken
up by strangely formed hollows forming
glgantlo bowls outlined in rocks with a
higher ridge to the right
Scattered about over this broken coun
try but making for one point were the
Zulus slowly retiring gathered together
in knots here and there to watch the
course of a shell boom byandbye
as they called them in English but all
unconscious of the cavalry drawn up on
their flank
Now wo have them said the
colonel He gave bis orders with prompt
ness having taken in tho situation nt a
glance Forward
The force breaking up in three lines
swept on and at the same instant a
white horse dashed out from behind a
neighboring kopje and took a position
upon a point whioh commanded the best
view
The horse and rider stood motionless
the long plumes rising from the proud
head above
Siroyo Sirayo shouted the keen
eyed Basutos and firing as thev went
away they dashed for the famous chief
Sirayo watched their approaoh thon
waved his hand above his head and In
that wonderful voice like tho roar of a
Hon called to his men to rally round
him
To be Continued
DANCING AND SKATING
Words to Girls The Dance a Mere
Adjunct to Flirting and Marriajre
Social Fisliln Fonda of ToDayThe Con
trast of Skating Why Every Girl
Should Skate Ice Champions
Copyright 1890 by the Author
It has been said by the wise of all ages
that men and women may be
judged by their amusements that is that
their charaoter may be accurately tested
by the things whioh afford them pleasure
or recreation because suoh things are
the expression of their individual taste
though it is true that even amusements
are controlled by season fashion local
ity and various other determining
oauses
However it may bo safely asserted
that during the present winter months
dancing and skating are likely to pre
dominate and if I only think my
thoughts perhaps theyll please to con
sider whether they will not think that
they may seem to deserve their consider
ation
First 1 would suggest to those who
make a profession of pleasure that they
might find a more satistaotory way of
seeking it than by spinning like a toe
totum in a room of eighty degrees tem
perature Dancing that means anything
I have a high respoot for not forgetting
the number ot respectable names associ
ated with the exercise in Biblical history
But I think It must have been a very dif
ferent kind of thing from our snuffling
of feet this way that way and no way
in particular Certainly If nerodias
doughter had danoed a modern cotillion
John Baptists head would never have
fallen at her feet
All ancient dances were symbolicalthey
meant something Every motion was a
thought every attitude a sentiment
The religious danoes of Judas were tri
umphant adoration the martial dances
of Greece the very romanoe of military
enthusiasm the comio dances of South
ern Europe better than a play the fan
dango of Spain as an expression of tho
whole passion of love able to move the
stony hearts of an Inquisitorial Con
sistory
Coming nearer to our own time Sir
John Davis wrote a poem as good as a
sermon in favor of the dance Milton
looked with more pleasure on the feats
of the light fantostio foot than his Puri
tan principles warranted Looke advised
that every ohild be taught danoing Sully
was himself an accomplished danoer and
Richelieu used to pay court to Anne of
Austria by performing before a saraband
in whioh he was dressed in green velvet
with bells on his feet and castanets in
his band But their stately movements
and graceful minuets were very different
things from our slouohing mathemati
cal dawdling and promiscuous spinning
and bobbing around
What does our modern dancing mean
And what is its object The first ques
tion 1 am unable to find any answer to
the latter I think may be more easily
resolved For If we admit dancing to be
a proper adjunct to flirting and mere
matrimonial business its value Is evi
dent It puts all men upon the same in
tellectual level it is not given to many
to talk sensibly and well at amoments
notice but they can all look unutter
able things It also gives shy men an
easy passport to the proximity of the
girl they would not dare to approach
without its Iioense And it permits him
advantages the promenade or conversa
tion simply would not tolerate
In this light It basa positive value In
the matrimonial market and conse
quently It Is a real commercial value
But it turns a salon or drawing room into
a social fishing pond and tbongb being
angled for may be a delightfully exciting
game there is always the drawback of
being liable to be caught
Now the true foundation of amuse
ment is not ulterior profit of any kind
it is that demand for social intercourse
produced by high animal spirits and
light hearts and if our thermometers do
their duty below freezing point this end
will soon be admirably attainable in the
exercise of skating
No pursuit is so purely idle gay aris
tocratic For it does not depend upon
cleverness strength or gracefulness bo
a open selfconfidence and prao
The first ot these qualities is the
spontaneous growth of natures never
compelled to measure themselves
except by themselves the last
Is only In the power of those to
whom time is no object Still there are
some points in good skating which the
most indefatigable praoticer would be
long In finding out for instance the
faot that half the work is done by the
foot that is off the ice
Slowness of action uprightness and
ease In crossing the legs are indispan
sible to a firstrate performer The
English skater recognizes the straight
knee as a most important acquirement
though every skating country has its
own peculiarity of carriage Among
Europeans there is a general tendency
to attudentzing though the folded arms
and forward slope of the Hollander is
the scorn of the stylish English skater
who particularly affects tho firm leg
upright body hands by the side and the
pendent leg closo in by its fellow
Holland by tradition Is accounted
the skating nation of the world 1 doubt
If there are any real grounds for this
distluotion indeed I believe there are
great numbers of American skaters who
habitually execute figures on the Contral
park lake New York whioh would draw
admiring crowds In Haarlem and
Utrecht The Hollanders skated as a
ueoesslty not ns an amusement or art
until railways took the place of canals
nnd even where there are no railways
there is little artistio skating for mere
idle pleasure
Indeed the intimate knowledge of
Northern nations which we have gained
the last quarter of n century shows us that
In the countries where loe is a oertalnty
there precisely it is the least valued
as a source of amusement In fact so
contradictory is human nature that the
very uncertainty of tho conditions for
skating seems to produco the most en
thusiastic devotees and it is not in St
Petersburg but in New York and Lon
don the most accomplished skaters are
found
Of course there ore exceptions Can
ada would bo a dangerous antagonist
though her best foot might well hesitate
to run with the famous fenskaters ot
Cambridgeshire ond Lincolnshire meu
who with long ruuners and a fair wind
behind them will score easily seyenty to
eighty miles a day and in their winter
races on tho William do their mile in
about two minutes
Their position is worth noting They
hold the body upright as at a dance
keep the arms straight from the shoulder
to the wrist move tho body massively
but not obliquely to and fro dnrting
the legs out sideways with amazing
rapidity nnd above all doing all tho
real work from the hips Moving thus
It is a sight to see them do a half mile
burst at the rate of thirty milos an hour
Not many years ago the Lincolnshire
volunteers performed the feat by which
a Dutoh army onoe repulsed a force of
Frenchmen on the Scheldt with rifle in
hand they skated the same distance In
fours with tho captain at their
head majestio and wonderful to bo
hold fi
There is a tradition that Benjamin
West was able to trace In his skate on the
lea the outlines of any statue that might
be named to him I am quite unable to
imagine suoh artistic skating and can
only take refuge from the oppressiveness
of the idea in the confidence that it cant
be true In fact if I had not moral con
victions against the permissibility of bet
ting I would not hesitate to baok tho
audacious pirouetters and marvellous
figurantes of Central Park New York
against the lords of the Serpentine the
Scheldt Neva or of all the world
besides
Skating Is a healthy amusement
hearty seasonable social and full of
opportunities for good will and good fel
lowship and with an undoubting con
science we may wish all knights and
lames of the loe this winter a free roll
from every side to side of a broad sheet of
water the wind blowing fair from be
hind the ice firm as marble and smooth
csglass Amelia E Barr
Literary Gosalp
BY EllNEST P ROOSFH
Rudyard Kipling is ono of the most
prollfio geniuses the world of letters haa
ever produced I use the word
genius advisedly for Kipling seems
to possess a large share of that sacred
fire that burns into the scroll of fame
the few the Immortal names that were
not born to die He is a mere boy so
far as bis years are concernod but by
bis works he ranks as an author well oo
In life
Raving made himself famous as a
writer of shortstories he is now posing
as tho author ot a serial novel More
than this the booksellers are now offer
ing you a handsome volume of ballads
by Rudyard Kipling What is this liter
ary progidy A boy who can write bet
ter short stories than Guy de Maupas
sant a better novel than William Blaok
and better ballads than any living poet
Is a phenomenon not to be sneezed at
Chatterton Is known to us as the mar
vellous boy 1 What shall wo call Kip
lingJerome
Jerome K Jorome is giving Kipling a
close race for contemporary honors in
the realmB of fiction Jerome Is handi
capped by the fact that be has no strik
ing background for his work Kipling
is a cosmopolitan he calls himself tho
man from nowhere Jerome is a Lon
doner But after all genius is greater
thon environment Jerome has won
fame and distinction against heavy odds
for he stamped his personality on cur
rent literature in spite of the faot that
he has never been to Africa or Asia
Rider Haggard and Kudyard Kipling
wore blessed by queer experiences in
strange and remote lauds Jerome has
seized the garlands still to bo gathered
in a field already closely gleaned To
my mind be has accomplished a greater
task than Haggard or Kipling
I referred in my last artlole to the
growing popularity of George Elliot In
this oonnectlon It Is interesting to note
that among the striking Christmas books
are two illustrated editions of Ro
mola by American publishers The
book is published in two volumes hand
somely bound and the illustrations area
triumph in the engravers art The set
costs 6 and forms a fine present for one
who loves good literature well preserved
The borreur de plume it a malady that
is worthy of Professor Kochs attention
It afflicts nearly every great writer In the
world Daudet tells us that he suffers
agony before he begins his work in the
morning His bands grow cold his
body perspires his head throbs After
he has summoned sufficient resolution
to begin his writing these unpleasant
symptoms disappear he begins to grow
calm and hopeful and as the hours pass
he takes intense pleasure in his task I
hare heard Frank it Stockton Bronson
Howard and other wellknown authors
and playwrights dlsoribe their sufferings
from the nervous disorder described
abore Perhaps it would ba well if the
horreur de plume afflicted the insignifi
cant scribblers who flood onr book stands
R
SgPy fof <
makes a target of genius It spared
neither Walter Scott or Thackeray If
you have ever endured its horrors you
may Indulge the belief that you havo in
you the making of a great author
The season of the Qbristmns stories is
at band Would that Dickens could
give us another romance of Yulo tide
worthy of those famous tales that a past
generation welcomed with applause
Scrooge and Toby Veok nnd Tiny Tim
Year nfter year the Christmas season
brings them forward and we look in vain
for their successors
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THE TANGLEK
Divers Enigmas and Odd Conceits for
Bright Wits to Work Out
Any Communication Intended for TM D
rarment Shonl1 ba Addrs3ial to E H
Cbadbourn Lewtstoa llalne
SOU A Cnrions Cure
A joung duck ot a doctor beginning lus
course
Of attending to patients for better or worse
ft as cmpIoed to prescribe for a woman o
dny
With the hope that hi skill would her suffer
lugs allay
When he felt of her pulse and examined
tongue
With a natural shyness became he was vou
Ho inquired In what work oho w as daily
ployed
For her symptoms were such he was greatly
ttnuoj ed
She replied with a blush of a juvenile maid
I supposo you might call nio a hatter bf
trade
Thereupon tho plnsictan with wonderful
Did rrnove from this patient tho whoMo
Hut mirabile dctul his hair stood on nd
And the cbanga ne observed he cojld acarco
comprehend Tt7
For the patient had gone many feev under
ground
Was slhe and tho physical function were
sound
Nor was this all the change that appeared to his
sight
He discovered tho patient at work with his
imcht
And although tho mutations wero rather com
plex
What astonished him most was a change in the
sex ilEDIUS
310 Nnmeblrnl
When wearied and exhausted quite
2 3 t 1 we take at night
C 5 7 8 names a great college
A fountain head of uieful knowledge
The grandsire of your grand3ire find
In 1 to 8 if so inclined Keisomit
311 A Mystery Solved
The first was just out and the members wero
gathered about earnestly discussing some mat
ter of all absorbing interest It seemed from
occasional words that might be overheard that
some important event was to take place on the
morrow
The second where they were assembled was
beinir decorated as if for some gala day and so
much enthusiasm was displaced that a b >
stander could not fail to feel interested al
though he might not know the cause
But hush someone has opened a closet door
and prying eyes can discern some brilliant ob
ject neatly folded and lying on a shelf It looxs
like yes it is a third Ah that is the key to
the mystery We will surely be on hand to
morrow
Tomorrow dawned bright and clear a fit
ting day for tho display of loyaltv which so
rassy were to witness For on that day was to
be raised a total which the members of the first
had secured by their own labors and selfsacri
fice and the cheer after cheer which filled the
air after the ceremony shoued in what estima
tion their labors wero held by the crowd Ethyl
313 Khymlng Decapitations
O how the rain comes pelting down
The streets now run in
And tis since daylight disappeared
Dark as a brace of
Where are the bright electric lights
Our hamlets joy and
Tho storm has disarranged the wires
We in the dark must
The linesmen should use greatest carei
When they the wires shall
Or theyll suspended bo in air
And thus their lives theyll
But see the stars aro peeping out
The storm I
think is
Onrriaewill after all you see
Be quite a pleasant Mes
5 An exclamation i A tree 5 Ameasl
6 Name of a river 7 A plant S A verb
Converging tracks of a railroad AidylSJ
tSlC Transposition
When proud Chicago city doomed
Was by devouring flames consumed
Then when the flre has done its worst
The ground was covered oer with fir
And
scattered everywhere it lay
Sad relic of the firefiends sway
Turn we from this gloomy theme
Which seems like halfforgotten drl
To one more cheerful one that tells
Of happy greetings marriage bells
Of
marriage belles I ought to say
My real meaning to convey
Here second shows itself so plain
That further telling would be vain
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Answers
SCO Mill Tennyson Carey Browning
land
Craik
Ml Monkey
302 Uomonymy
aa Canary Thrash Sparrow Oriole Lin
net Starling Lark Bobin Martin Ortolan
Swallow Owl
881 Forum form
3K A pillow
eos Reevs sever serve veers verso evers
SU7 Blood and thunder stories
303 Name mean mane amen
A neat little home dress was of a beau
tiful tint of doe colored cashmere it
had a full corsage with a trimming of
bronze brown velvet ribbon carried on
either side from the shoulder seam
around to the front edge of the armbole
The two lengths were then brought for
ward to meet in a point on the bosom
Another length of ribbon was carried
bout the lower edge of the bodice to the
point in front where it coaxed the fnl
plaits down The skirt took the simple
sheath shape and was finished with three
narrow bronze brown velvet frills
There were velvet sleeves
With women the corsapo bouquet with
street gowns Is no longer considered
good form but the larger the bootori5
with unreadable trash Unfortunately I niere U which
that disease U it can be called such weller it U
the men wear tbl
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Ftrtt Oblong I To write 2 To trespass
3 A clinker 1 A chimney cap D Alienated
9 Part of a fish 7 A vehicle B A machine
9 A voynge 10 A preposition 11 An ani
mal
Sec n < Oblong 1 An insect 2 An ore of
tungsten 3 Total i A Mnall lish 5 A
pronoun 6 Kindred 7 A period of history
8 Hind part of the knee 9 A passage 10 To
adorn 11 Goddess of revenge
Join with the letters of a word denoting Iho
name of a bird and get these words of seven
letters 1 A banner 2 Pertaining to a sine
i A small fish 4 The hide of an animal 5
Additional 6 A sort of pigeon 7 Flesh of
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fugitive 1U Deserted 11 An office held by a
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Is what I do not own
I am a fraud as lawbooks tell
With name that sounds highflown
Ana one I venture to assert
Few solvers ever saw
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In what belongs to law
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313 Latter Enigma
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